Newly Released Images of Suspected Con Man

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Prior to Thompson's arrest, the last known images of the fugitive came from security footage taken at a New York City ATM on June 16, 2010.

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The Con Man and the Politicians

Prior to Thompson's arrest, the last known images of the fugitive came from security footage taken at a New York City ATM on June 16, 2010.

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The Con Man and the Politicians

Thompson is seen taking money out of an ATM three months after a St. Petersburg Times report fingered him as the man behind the apparently fictitious charity called Navy Veterans Association.

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The Con Man and the Politicians

The Ohio Attorney General's office filed charges of money laundering, fraud and identity theft against 'Bobby Thompson' in 2010, accusing him of bilking Ohio residents out of $2 million between 2005 and 2010.

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Blanca Contreras, listed as an officer of the US Navy Veterans Association, was arrested at the Charlotte, North Carolina airport after an Ohio grand jury indicted Contreras and Bobby Thompson for money laundering and theft.

Blanca Contreras, listed as an officer of the US Navy Veterans Association, was arrested at the Charlotte, North Carolina airport after an Ohio grand jury indicted Contreras and Bobby Thompson for money laundering, operating an illicit enterprise and theft. Contreras pleaded guilty.

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Thompson contributed to the campaign of Rep. Adam Putnam, R.-Fla., seen here with Thompson.

Thompson contributed to the campaign of Rep. Adam Putnam, R.-Fla., seen here with Thompson, and to the campaign of current Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The Florida Attorney General's office is now investigating the US Navy Veterans Association, as is the state's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Putnam won election as the state's Agriculture Commissioner in 2010.

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Thompson with former New York City mayor and Rudy Giuliani. Most of the candidates who are aware of receiving contributions from Thompson and his group, including Giuliani, have returned them.

Thompson with former New York City mayor and 2008 presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. Thompson made repeated contributions to Giuliani's presidential run. Most of the candidates who are aware of receiving contributions from Thompson and his group, including Giuliani, have returned them.

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Thompson, whose real name and identity are unknown, used the money collected by his charitable group to make donations to prominent politicians, nearly all of them Republicans. Here he is with Rep. John Boehner, R.-Ohio, the next Speaker of the House.

Thompson, whose real name and identity are unknown, used the money collected by his charitable group to make donations to prominent politicians, nearly all of them Republicans. Here he is with Rep. John Boehner, R.-Ohio, now Speaker of the House.

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Thompson with former White House senior advisor Karl Rove.

Bobby Thompson with former White House senior advisor Karl Rove. Authorities say the man calling himself Thompson has also used the identity Ronnie Brittain.

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Thompson with former President George W. Bush. Thompson formed a Navy Veterans political action committee, NAVPAC, with himself as treasurer, in 1999. He applied to the IRS for tax-exempt status for the US Navy Veterans Association in 2002.

Thompson with former President George W. Bush. Thompson formed a Navy Veterans political action committee, NAVPAC, with himself as treasurer, in 1999. He applied to the IRS for tax-exempt status for the US Navy Veterans Association in 2002.

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Bobby Thompson with former President Bush.

Bobby Thompson with former President Bush.

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Thompson with 2008 GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R.-Arizona. By the end of 2008, the US Navy Veterans Association was reporting annual revenues in excess of $4.2 million.

Thompson with 2008 GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R.-Arizona. By the end of 2008, the US Navy Veterans Association was reporting annual revenues in excess of $4.2 million.

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Ohio's attorney general has filed charges against a man going by the name of Bobby Thompson, who ran a charity called the US Navy Veterans Association, which has pulled in over $100 million in contributions in the past eight years.

Ohio's attorney general filed charges against Bobby Thompson in 2010. Before U.S. Marshals arrested him on April 30, 2012, they had tracked him to Arizona, Rhode Island, and Boston, where he had allegedly attempted to start another charity. Authorities say that 90 percent of the $100 million collected by the Navy Veterans Association remains unaccounted for.

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The US Navy Veterans Association listed an address in Las Cruces, New Mexico as the address of one of the organization's officers. The New Mexico Attorney General's office found that the address was actually a Starbuck's.

The US Navy Veterans Association listed an address in Las Cruces, New Mexico as the address of one of the organization's officers. The New Mexico Attorney General's office found that the address was actually a Starbuck's. Another address in Las Cruces that supposedly belonged to an officer of the organization was a parking lot.